Women Writers

Marie De France

Jan 1, 1170

Wrote versified accounts of enchantments and anxieties that surrounded the court of King Arthur, Guinevere, and their knights.

Margery Kemp

Jan 1, 1373

1373-1438
She lived a boutniful life, was married for over 25 years, had 14 children, and at age 4o decided to dedicate her life to Christ.

Queen Elizabeth

Jan 1, 1533

1533-1603
By 1558, Elizabeth Tudor ascended the throne at age 25. She wrote about her life and the struggles she faced.

Anne Bradstreet

Jan 1, 1612

1612-1672
She never attempted to publish her writing in her lifetime, but (luckily) her brother-in-law arranged without her knowledge to have some of her work published.

Katherine Philips

Jan 1, 1632

1632-1664
Known in her days as "the Matchless Orinda", she was daughter of a London merchant.She wrote a wide range of subjects, but focused on love, courtship, marriage, maternity, and mourning.

Judith Sargnet Murray

Jan 1, 1751

1751-1820
She argues that education, not nature, created the inequality between men and women.

Phillis Wheatley

Jan 1, 1753

1753-1784
She was purchased directly off a slave ship by John Wheatley. Against the odds, she learned to write.

Sojourner Truth

Jan 1, 1797

1797-1883
There is limited information on her life, but she wrote about women empowerment.

Charlette Mew

Jan 1, 1869

1869-1928
She wrote "The Quiet House".

Laura Riding

Jan 1, 1901

1901-1991
She was born Laura Reichenthal in New York City. she wrote "Eve's Side of It".

Alice Walker

Jan 1, 1944

b. 1944
Was born in Georgia and wrote "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens".

Sandra Cisneros

Jan 1, 1954

b. 1954
Great Latina Writer. Known for "House on Mango Street" and "Women Hollering Creek".